Thailand plans to amend gun ownership laws

On November 13, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed that he is considering banning civilians from carrying guns in public.

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The granting of gun licenses to citizens puts Thailand's security at great risk of violence. (Source: Pattaya Mail)

Speaking on November 13 during a visit to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand, Mr. Anutin said that he had consulted with the Director General of the Department of Provincial Administration (DPA) under the Ministry of Interior on amending the gun ownership law, aiming to create a stricter legal corridor and prohibit carrying guns in public unless the person is an authorized official.

Deputy Prime Minister Anutin made the above statement in the context of the Golden Temple country having just witnessed 3 shootings in the capital Bangkok, the latest of which occurred in the early morning of November 13 between 2 groups of teenagers, killing a 15-year-old student.

Two days earlier, a clash between two groups of students also left a teacher dead from a stray bullet.

Thai law currently allows legal gun owners to carry guns in public for self-defense with a permit.

However, the licensing of the import and sale of firearms (both real and fake) was suspended following the October 3 shooting at a shopping mall in Bangkok that killed three people and injured five others. The perpetrator of this shocking incident was a 14-year-old teenager.

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